Burials

Your first contact for funeral enquiries is the undertaker who can make all the arrangements for you, including:

liaising with the council regarding the date and time of burial

opening a grave or buying a new grave

Burials are arranged with the staff in the council offices for cemeteries which are maintained by the council.

The cemeteries administration office address is 2 Church Street, Newtownards and the telephone numbers are 028 9182 4001 or 028 9182 4002.

There are different places for burial in Ards and North Down:

Ballyvester Cemetery (Donaghadee)

Comber Cemetery

Greyabbey New Cemetery

Loughview Cemetery (Comber)

Kircubbin Cemetery

Kirkistown Cemetery

Movilla Cemetery (Newtownards)

Whitechurch Cemetery (Ballywalter)

Clandeboye Cemetery

Bangor New Cemetery

Redburn Cemetery (Holywood)

Priory Cemetery (Holywood)

Please note that opening time for all cemeteries is 8.00am. Closing dates vary throughout the year and can be found here

Headstones
If you require a headstone to be put in place, contact a headstone memorial sculptor who can make the necessary arrangements with the council regarding the submission of plans to the Cemeteries Administration Office, 2 Church Street, Newtownards for approval.

Cremations
There is only one crematorium in Northern Ireland, which is located at Roselawn in Belfast and is under the control of Belfast City Council. In this case your undertaker will advise you as to how to proceed with arrangements.